Talk:Herodes Atticus

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Memnon[edit]

Don't know why Memnon has his own article - shouldn't the paragraph there be merged into this article? -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 02:51, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

public paroxysm of despair at the death of his eromenos[edit]

Please check this edit. Sarah B. Pomeroy in The murder of Regilla: a case of domestic violence in antiquity, writes:

When she (i.e. Herodes Atticus' wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla) was eight months pregnant, she died of a kick in the abdomen. Her husband was brought to trial in Rome on the charge of homicide. He was tried by a senatorial court, but acquitted through the intervention of the emperor. The travesties of grief in which Herodes indulged were tantamount to a confession. 79.103.58.210 (talk) 11:42, 5 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have copied over what was stated. "n the year of Regilla’s brother being consul, Regilla who was eight months pregnant with her sixth child to her husband was kicked to death in the abdomen by a freedman of Herodes Atticus named Alcimedon. Appius Annius Atilius Bradua brought charges in Rome against his brother-in-law, alleging that Herodes Atticus had been responsible for her death; Marcus Aurelius had exonerated his old tutor.". As for the "travesties of grief"; well he did dedicate a theater to her (but then he was a terribly rich man)... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andrew massyn (talk • contribs) 16:56, 7 March 2011 (UTC) Andrew massyn (talk) 16:59, 7 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The current state of the sentence including "public paroxysm of despair at the death of his eromenos" seems accurate. However, I think some reference should also be made to the manner of Regilla's death and the subsequent trial, since Philostratus suggests it was an important event in Herodes' career. I will work on a neutral description with citations and add it.ElinorLoredan (talk) 21:07, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Remove redundant citations and PDF link?[edit]

The citations to "sleepinbuff.com" are redundant, since other reliable 2ndary sources are also cited in each case. The external link provided links directly to a PDF file. I'd like to remove them, but I am extremely newbie and wd like a 2nd opinion. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by ElinorLoredan (talk • contribs) 20:55, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Potential source material[edit]

I deleted some in-depth biographical material on Herodes Atticus from Nymphaeum (Olympia) and Palaestra at Olympia, as it was too tangential to those topics:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nymphaeum_%28Olympia%29&diff=1158755281&oldid=1158748236

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palaestra_at_Olympia&diff=1158434489&oldid=1126914272

There could be material there that might profitably be merged with this article if someone is so inclined. Gould363 (talk) 01:41, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]